Dosa
There are 5 types of dosas
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Masala dosa
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Millet dosa
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Green gram dosa (Pesarattu)
Udad dal dosa making
Ingredients
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Idli rice
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Udad dal
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Water
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Cooking oil (Groundnut oil)
Dosa batter making
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Take 4 cups of idli / dosa rice and 1 cup of udad dal.
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Rinse both of them and soak them in water for 6-8 hours.
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Then grind them in a grinder or mixer ( grinder is prefered in order to get a smooth batter)
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Put 2 - 2.5 spoons of salt while griniding so that the salt gets mixed with the batter properly
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The batter should be smooth to get soft dosas.
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Remove the batter and keep them in a container for 6- 8 hours for fermentation.
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Then store the container in a refrigerator. This batter can be used to make idlis (for maximum 2 days) and then the same batter can be used for making dosas.
It can be made more healthier and tastier by adding sprouted moong, carrot, tomato and green leafy vegetables ( cut methi or grinded spinach).
Dosa making
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Take a frying pan (tawa) and spread the cooking oil (Groundnut oil) on the tawa.
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Pour the batter and spread it out thin on the tawa in form of a circle.
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Once you see the sides rising ( app. 30 sec on medium flame), turn the dosa and allow the other side to cook.
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Once cooked store them in an insulated container. They can be delished by eating them with coconut chutney, tomato chutney or gunpowder (idli podi / milaga podi).
Your tasty dosas are ready!!
Masala dosa can be made buy putting potato curry inside the dosa and rolling it and serving it.
Sweet and salt dosa making
Ingredients:
Sweet dosa:
Broken wheat
Rice
Jaggery
Cardamom powder
Salt dosa
Broken wheat
Rice
Salt
Green chilli
Ginger
Sweet and salt dosa batter making
1. First soak the broken wheat and rice together for 3-4 hours.
2. Grind it to a soft paste and divide into two portions to make 1 portion of sweet dosa and 1 portion of salt dosa.
Sweet dosa:
1. Mix 1 cup jaggery (powder) along with the 1 portion of the broken wheat and rice and mix the cardamom powder along with it.
Salt dosa:
1. Mix 2 green chillies and a small piece of ginger (Remove skin) and grind it.
2. Mix the above along with 1 portion of the broken wheat and rice along with salt to taste to make the batter.
Sweet and salt dosa making
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Take a frying pan (tawa) and spread the cooking oil (Groundnut oil) on the tawa.
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Pour the batter and spread it out thin on the tawa in form of a circle.
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Once you see the sides rising ( app. 30 sec on medium flame), turn the dosa and allow the other side to cook.
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Once cooked store them in an insulated container. They can be delished by eating them with coconut chutney, tomato chutney or gunpowder (idli podi / milaga podi).
Your tasty dosas are ready!!
Millet dosa making
Ingredients:
Rice
Ragi
Jowar
Bajra
Fenugreek seeds
Green chilli/Red chilli*
Salt
*According to taste
Millet dosa batter making
1. Wash and then soak rice, ragi, jowar and bajra for 3-4 hours
2. Put the mixture in a mixer-grinder and add the chillis (2-3 or according to taste) to it.
3. Also add the salt and hing ( asfoetida) and grind it fully to make batter.
4. If needed onions can be added to enrich the flavour.
5. Keep it aside for 1-2 hours and later dosa can be made
Millet dosa making
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Take a frying pan (tawa) and spread the cooking oil (Groundnut oil) on the tawa.
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Pour the batter and spread it out thin on the tawa in form of a circle.
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Once you see the sides rising ( app. 30 sec on medium flame), turn the dosa and allow the other side to cook.
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Once cooked store them in an insulated container. They can be delished by eating them with coconut chutney, tomato chutney or gunpowder (idli podi / milaga podi).
Your tasty dosas are ready!!